Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2017 Volvo Truck VNL

4V4NC9EH6HN972799 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
Carriers run under4
34 mo
Inspections7
all-time
OOS inspections2
of 7
First seenAug 20, 2023
CA
Last seenJun 7, 2026
TN
Inspected under 4 different carriers in 34 months
A unit that bounces between many operators can indicate slip-seating, heavy sub-haul, or double-brokering. Review the carrier timeline below for load integrity — context for human judgment, not a verdict.
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Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
4V4NC9EH6HN972799
Make
Volvo Truck
Model
VNL
Model year
2017
Body class
Truck-Tractor
Vehicle type
TRUCK
GVWR
Class 8: 33,001 lb and above (14,969 kg and above)
Decoded at
Jun 21, 2026
vPIC returns make / model / year / body class / GVWR. Fields it does not resolve are shown as Not decoded rather than guessed.
Decode evidence & sources

Deterministic structure

These fields come directly from VIN positions and the published checksum calculation, with zero store IO.

World manufacturer identifier
4V4

Deterministic · VIN positions 1–3.

Vehicle descriptor section
NC9EH

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
6 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 6.

Model year candidates
1987 or 2017

Position 10 repeats every 30 years; both candidates are retained and neither is silently selected.

North American serial sequence
972799

Deterministic · positions 12–17 for a North American WMI.

Sourced platform inference

The prefix store publishes only at support ≥ 3 and purity ≥ 90%. Prefix confidence is shown beside every established platform claim.

Make
VOLVO TRUCK

Prefix basis · 51,900 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
VNL

Prefix basis · 51,900 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model line
Not established

No sourced model-line label is established.

No source established for this field.

Generation
Not established

No sourced generation label is established.

No source established for this field.

Cab type
Not established

No sourced cab label is established.

No source established for this field.

Federal observation (NHTSA vPIC)

What the federal corpus observed directly for this exact VIN — independent of, and sometimes more specific than, the prefix-level inference above.

Observed model year
2017

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed make
VOLVO TRUCK

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed model
VNL

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed body class
Truck-Tractor

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed vehicle type
TRUCK

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

GVWR
Class 8: 33,001 lb and above (14,969 kg and above)

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Not established

  • model line
  • generation
  • cab type

These are withheld claims, not negative findings.

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Inspection history

Every roadside inspection of this VIN, newest first · Aug 20, 2023 – Jun 7, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jun 7, 2026TNII · Walk-around2OOSMZ TRUCKING PLUS INCORPORATED 4321067AX353F/NJ
Oct 18, 2024CAII · Walk-around3OOSLAZY TIGERS CARGO INC 4120343AX353F/NJ
Mar 29, 2024OHII · Walk-around3SILKY ROAD LLC 3521252AX353F/NJ
Dec 22, 2023NJIII · Driver-only1B & F TRANSPORT LLC 2966075AX353F/NJ
Nov 8, 2023WAIII · Driver-only1B & F TRANSPORT LLC 2966075NJ69534/NJ
Sep 1, 2023CAIII · Driver-only0B & F TRANSPORT LLC 2966075AX353F/NJ
Aug 20, 2023CAIII · Driver-only1B & F TRANSPORT LLC 2966075AX353F/NJ
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Carriers this unit has run under

4 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
MZ TRUCKING PLUS INCORPORATED4321067Jun 7, 2026Jun 7, 20261NY
LAZY TIGERS CARGO INC4120343Oct 18, 2024Oct 18, 20241CT
SILKY ROAD LLC3521252Mar 29, 2024Mar 29, 20241NJ
B & F TRANSPORT LLC2966075Aug 20, 2023Dec 22, 20234PA
Names are left-joined from the FMCSA census; a DOT with no census match falls back to its number.
04

Plate & unit-number history

The same truck under different plate registrations across carriers

PlateState / prov.Unit no.CarrierDate rangeInsp.
AX353FNJMZ TRUCKING PLUS INCORPORATEDJun 7, 2026Jun 7, 20261
AX353FNJLAZY TIGERS CARGO INCOct 18, 2024Oct 18, 20241
AX353FNJSILKY ROAD LLCMar 29, 2024Mar 29, 20241
AX353FNJB & F TRANSPORT LLCAug 20, 2023Dec 22, 20233
NJ69534NJB & F TRANSPORT LLCNov 8, 2023Nov 8, 20231
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 21, 2026